SHANE BLACK (Director/Screenplay by) has long been considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the
modern action genre. In 1987 he made his breakthrough at the age of 26 when he wrote the screenplay for
"Lethal Weapon." Starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, the film set up one of the most successful action-comedy franchises of all time. Black subsequently wrote the screenplays for "Lethal Weapon 2," "The Last Boy
Scout," "Last Action Hero" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight." In 2005, he wrote and directed the well-received
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," which marked the return to the big screen for Robert Downey Jr.

Black has also worked in front of the camera appearing in "As Good as It Gets," "Predator," "RoboCop 3" and
"Dead Heat."